The influence of soil water content on root density in young olive trees

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 537, Issue , 2000, Pages 329-336

  Palese, A M ^a   Nuzzo, V ^a   Dichio, B ^a   Celano, G ^a   Romano, M ^a   Xiloyannis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Minirhizotron; Olea europaea L.; Root length density

Indexed keywords

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 34250189803     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.537.38     Document Type: Article

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